何乐而不为

何樂而不為
hélèérbùwéi
what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)

CEDICT

why not do it? why unwilling to do it?

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 何 hé
  1. what
  2. how
  3. why
  4. which
  5. carry
2 乐 lè
  1. happy
  2. cheerful
  3. to laugh
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
4 不为 bùwéi
  1. (literary) to not do
  2. to not do

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何乐不为 hélèbùwéi (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)